Meta, Google, TikTok, and X have committed to the European Commission to take stronger measures against illegal hate speech on their platforms. The new commitments, part of the revised Digital Services Act, emphasize transparency, third-party monitoring, and rapid review of hate speech notices. While these are voluntary agreements, the EU hopes they will contribute to a safer online environment.
Meta, Google, TikTok, and X have each pledged to European lawmakers that they will do more to prevent and remove illegal hate speech on their platforms. The European Commission integrated a revised set of voluntary commitments into the Digital Services Act on Monday that aim to help platforms “demonstrate their compliance” with DSA obligations regarding illegal content moderation. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, X, YouTube, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Dailymotion, Jeuxvideo.
The revised code commits signatories to transparency around hate speech detection and reduction, to allowing third-party monitors to assess how hate speech notices are reviewed by the platforms, and to review “at least two-thirds of hate speech notices” within 24 hours. “Hatred and polarisation are threats to EU values and fundamental rights and undermine the stability of our democracies.
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